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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish apagón[1] or from apagar + -ão.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
apagão m (plural apagões)
- blackout (mains electricity failure)
- Synonyms: blecaute, blackout
- blackout (an instance of censorship, especially a temporary one)
- o apagão da Wikipédia em inglês em 2012 ― the 2012 English Wikipedia blackout
- blackout, shutdown
- Preoupação na Ucrânia com um possível apagão maciço da Internet. ― Concern in Ukraine about a possible massive Internet blackout (or: shutdown).
- blackout (loss of consciousness)
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